Grady E Dover
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down by fighters and crashed near Lingen/Ems, GR after falling behind in the formation when the bomb doors would not close on return from a mission to Brunswick on 10 Feb 1944 in B-17F 42-30337 'Eight Ball'. Killed in Action (KIA).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Eight Ball : 8 Ball : Flak Hack
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 570th Bomb Squadron 571st Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Parham
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA | 15 March 1921 | |
Other Killed in action |
10 February 1944 | ||
Buried |
Shelby, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA | Sunset Cemetery |
Revisions
Added a Born event and the cemetery to the Burial event per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 36832353. Added a connection to the 8th AF.
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- MACR 2503 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2503, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces